Politics

News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.

News Reports

BJP’s West Bengal 2021 assembly election preparation, “Jai Maha Kali” slogans to accompany “Jai Shri Ram”

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2019

BJP will contest the West Bengal assembly elections with “Jai Shri Ram” and "Jai Maha Kali” slogans

Politics

Major jolt to Maharashtra Congress: Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil resigns, might join BJP with 10 other MLAs

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2019

Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil's son Sujay Vikhe Patil had earlier resigned from the Congress to join BJP on the denial of the ticket from the Ahmednagar constituency.

Politics

Hey Congress, you forgot to make this one little change on your website

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2019

Congress' IT team needs an escape velocity of Jupiter to make changes on the website.

Politics

Delhi BJP MLA Vijender Gupta files defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2019

Vijender Gupta sues Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia for alleging that BJP is conspiring to kill Kejriwal using his own bodyguards.

Opinions

Why West Bengal is in a hostage situation with no good choices

Abhishek Banerjee - 4 June, 2019

The TMC is holding BJP workers in Bengal hostage. And there are no good choices.

Politics

BSP-SP breakup: After BSP supremo Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav drops hint of SP going into the assembly by-polls alone

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2019

Akhilesh Yadav too has said that in the event that alliance doesn't survive, they will too go alone in the assembly by-polls

News Reports

OpIndia Impact: Congress party updates its website after mistakes and omissions were pointed out

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2019

Congress party has included Sitaram Kesari in its past president list, and corrected a key detail about Rajiv Gandhi on its website

Media

Arnab Goswami talks about some unPRINTable facts: Who got free flats and land? Who are the people now promoting freebie culture?

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2019

Arnab slammed the comment "It is an era of freebies" and stated that India has stated through votes that it is an era of aspirations, ambition, merit and not freebies.

News Reports